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CASTING A SPELL: A triumph of words — SA crowns its champs at the National Spelling Bee finals

Today at 16:55 PM, via Daily Maverick

In what was an ultimate test of linguistic abilities and sign language understanding, the 2025 National Spelling Bee finals saw Mbulelo Tolom and Ifeoma Osondo crowned as South Africa’s spelling junior and senior champions. Competition CEO, Roger Dickinson, said the contest has brought joy to and improved the literacy of every child who competed.

Africa

Six players to watch at Afcon 2025

Friday at 14:30 PM, via BBC News

BBC Sport Africa picks out six players to keep an eye on at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

Sport

GB’s Keith takes European cross country silver

Today at 16:02 PM, via BBC News

Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Megan Keith finishes second behind Italy’s Nadia Battocletti in the women’s race at the European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.

Education

Pens at the ready! A gen-Z trainee takes on the Guardian’s ‘scribbler-in-chief’

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

As the exam regulator consults about introducing onscreen exams amid complaints of hand fatigue, a young aspiring journalist goes head-to-head with a self-professed expert

This week it was reported that students could soon be sitting their end-of-year exams on laptops after pupils complained of hand fatigue, saying their muscles “are not strong enough”.

With Ofqual preparing to launch a public...

Education

City & Guilds to shrink UK workforce amid £22m cost-cutting drive

Today at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Training and qualifications body, acquired by private Greek firm in October, to become ‘leaner organisation’

The training and qualifications body City & Guilds is shrinking its UK workforce as part of a £22m cost-cutting drive after it was acquired by a private Greek business in October.

Founded in 1878 by the City of London and a group of 16 livery companies, the original institute developed a...

Education

What to Know About Brown University

Today at 04:28 AM, via New York Times

Here’s what to know about the Rhode Island university, where a shooting on Saturday killed two people and injured eight others.

Science/Tech

Three men that brought Eskom back from disaster

Today at 16:01 PM, via MyBroadband

These are the three key figures at Eskom which have received widespread praise for the power utility’s much-improved fortunes in 2024 and 2025.